Whew!!!

Wow I have been out of pocket for the last couple of months... sorry! I am hoping to keep this site more updated from now until the season begins.

Thanks Nixon for providing some posts through the bowl game... what a game ehh?

I added a link to the top... I have been spending some time on this board. There are some great contest there and good information. Check out the forum and tell the M-Dub sent ya!

Whew.....

That was a close one. We were stupid enough to leave when we were up by 8 with 2 min. to go. We did however make it back into the stadium to watch the two overtimes. What a game.

Nebraska is going to present a huge challenge. However, with the progress we are making I am optimistic.

OU 24-21

Baylor

Sorry I haven't been keeping up on the posting lately. I got really busy when I was in KC. The game was great after the first half. We just can't seem to get that offense together. There were some good things happening in the second half. I am going to the Baylor game Saturday night, so I hope that the improvements will continue and that we will win!!!

Boomer Sooner!!

Live from KC... Friday Night

I made it in early this morning. I love it when a business trip falls right into place for me to have to see the Sooners play on the road. It seems like all the OU Fans must have left later then me, as I have slowly begun to see more and more as the day progresses.

The question is will we beat a bad Kansas team. I think we will and I hope we can do it convincingly. There are a lot of unanswered questions. Will the line make any improvement? Will Rhett Bomar live up to the billing. Will Jerry Bomar open his mouth again?...lol.. Will Paul Thompson make a good receiver? Will anyone in the secondary step up and play decent? This week is pivotal. Let's see if any of those questions get answered.

This is my first time in KC. I think it is a nice town, overall. We ate in Country Club Plaza at a place called Brio. They have the best lasagna that has ever touched my lips.

Boomer Sooner!

Okay we lost... Crap... No excuses

Depression setting in on the Sooner Nation after our first loss to the shorthorns in the last six years. However, I was reading the boards and came across this story posted by gyokie. Pretty funny stuff.

In a school just outside Houston, a first grade teacher explained
to her class that she is a Longhorn Fan. She asked her students to
raise hands if they are Longhorn fans too. Not really knowing what a
Longhorn fan is, but wanting to be liked by their teacher, their
hands all fly into the air.

However, there is one exception. A little boy named Timmy has not
gone along with the crowd. The teacher asks him why he has decided to
be different.

"Because I am not a Longhorn fan." says Timmy.

"Then," asks the teacher, "what are you?"

Timmy says "I am a proud Oklahoma Sooners fan!"

The teacher is a little perturbed now, her face slightly red.

She asks Timmy why he is a Sooners fan.

"Well, my Mom and Dad are Sooner fans so I'm a Sooner fan, too,"
Timmy responds.

The teacher is now angry. "That's no reason," she says loudly.

"What if your Mom was a moron, and your dad was an idiot?

Timmy smiled and said, "Then I'd be a Longhorns Fan."

Boomer Sooner!

Red River Shootout: The Eve

OU 24
TX 21

I love being the underdog. We have nothing to lose and everything to gain. However, Texas has everything to lose and everything to gain. So that said this should be a true shootout. I think that the Sooner Defense will hold the run focused Texas offense in check. The big question is how does Rhett Bomar react to the atmosphere in Big D. If Rhett can settle down quick enough and play like he knows he can we should be able to put some good drives together.

Look for some sweet play calling by both teams. I expect to see the reverse again, as well as the double screen pass… Bomar to Thompson to Wilson.

Boomer Freakin Sooner!!

Red River Shootout: Thursday

Check these message boards out!
I have never been into message boards much, but I like this one and have been posting quite a bit.

Here are some Fark's I found funny!

Red River Shootout: Wednesday

Bye Bye Dallas?

Will this be the last year in the Cotton Bowl? I hear the AD from Texas talking on the Sports Animal and he sounded like he was ready to move the game to a home and home series. IMO there is something great about the game in Dallas, to lose it would be a big loss. We are talking about 100 years of this game. Come on Dallas step up and fix that Cotton Bowl up.

Boomer Sooner

Red River Shootout: Tuesday

Hopefully Optimistic!

Let us not forget that until Mack and the shorthorns beat us we still have the bragging rights. I will grant you that this is the best chance that Brown has and will have in a while, but there is something to say for the way that Stoops has Mack by the balls. You never know what is going to happen in the Cotton Bowl, so buckle up and get ready for a ride. If for some reason we do leave Dallas with less than a victory… then and only then will I give it up to Texas.

Post your score predictions in the comments section.
OU 24 Texas 21

Boomer Sooner!

The world shall not come to an end...

No the sky is not falling Sooner fans!

If you watched the same game I did on Saturday evening, then you will have witnessed the light at the end of the tunnel as well. After a rocky start to the season, the Sooners are starting to mesh together and become a team right before our eyes. Rhett Bomar continued to be successful, and most importantly he protected the ball. Unfortunately Saturday Night's game did bring another injury to Adrian Peterson. Coach Stoops says he thinks AD will be fine and should play on Saturday in the Red River Shootout. Look for more rants on the RRS later in the week.

Boomer Sooner
Beat Texas!

OU vs. Baylor Tickets

I have some OU vs. Baylor Football tickets on ebay if you are interested.

Critical Week

This is defiantly a critical week for the Sooners. I sure don't want to go into Dallas with a 1 and 3 record. A win over Kansas State would be great for the Big Red Machine, because I am afraid that this will be the year Mack Brown slides by Stoops.

I hope and I think that Stoops has prepared his team over the past two weeks. If we are going to see it now would be the time to see some significant progress take place.

Boomer Sooner.

A needed week off

I've been a little lazy with the posting after the disappointing beginning to the season. This week brings an off week for the Sooners to re-group. I am actually kind of excited about what I saw last Saturday. I really felt like Rhett Bomar showed that he has what it takes to be a big time college quarterbacks.

The offensive line struggled, but there were times that they did well in pass blocking. With two true freshmen, I would look for the O-line to only get better and better as we go through the season.

This week also brought the news that we will in fact be seeing Paul Thompson on the field in the very near future. Paul will be practicing at the Wide Receiver position, and may see some playing time as soon as the Kansas State game.

There is no doubt that there is a ton of talent on that squad. If and when everything begins to "click" then we should be in for some good times. I think that we may even find a way to beat the cowgirls, and tech or a&m.

Adrian Peterson suspended from practice.

AD was suspended from practice and could be benched for Saturday's game against UCLA. The suspension comes after Adrian missed several classes. Right now it looks like he will play on Saturday, but if he misses any more classes he could find himself sitting.

Adrian GO TO CLASS! please...

Stoops accused of being racist

Blackathlete.net reports:

There is no doubt Coach (Stoops) was looking out for and likely under heavy pressure to find reason to dump Thompson from the Starring Role especially since there was a Good Young Boy standing there to fulfill the Dreams of all those Good Ole Boys who like their Quarterbacks white as hell.

Are you kidding me? I guess us Good Ole Boys like black Running backs, but not Quarterbacks. This guy is crazy! I wonder what all of the Sooners black athletes including Paul Thompson would say about it.

Thanks to Deadspin

Bomar will start against Tulsa..

Stoops and Long have given the starting nod to Rhett Bomar for this week. Paul Thompson just didn't do enough to make himself the man. It will be interesting to see if Rhett can create the spark that the Sooners are in such desperate need of.

What do you think?

Rebuilding (understatment)

Okay so we all knew this would be a rebuilding year, but I don't think anyone expected the performance to be that poor. The Oklahoma Sooners started off the 2005 season with a loss to an unranked opponent Texas Christian. It does pain me to write that.

Even with the disappointment it was great to watch some college football. I love this time of year, and it will be interesting to see if the Sooners can prepare themselves to return to a BCS bowl within the next couple of years.

I think that Paul Thompson will retain the starting position for next week. He made some mistakes, but I wasn't impressed with Rhett Bomar either. There were some passes where you knew that if that had been Jason White throwing the ball it would have been a touchdown. You never know what you have until it's gone.

What is your take on the QB battle?

Fantasy Football (JOIN NOW)!!

It's football time. Two fantasy games this year. I hope you have time to join these groups, and talk some trash about your teams/players. Questions to mattwisner at gmail dot com...

NFL Salary Cap Football
In order to join the group, just go to the game front page and click on the "Sign Up" button to create a team. After completing registration, or if you already have a team, click the "Create or Join Group" button and follow the path to join an existing private group. Then, when prompted, enter the following information...

Group ID#: 4441
Password: sooners

College Football Pick'em (against the spread!)
In order to join the group, just go to College Football Pick'em, click the "Sign Up" button (or "Create or Join Group" if you are a returning user). From there, follow the path to join an existing private group and when prompted, enter the following information...

Group ID#: 4429
Password: sooners

The best bulletin board material ever!

What a dork!
I can’t believe that Mack Brown would allow this to be published. When I first saw this I thought it was a joke, but this is a real publication. It is great for Sooner fans. I am willing to bet there is a copy of this picture on every locker in the Switzer center come OU/Texas week.
Cross-posted on The Blogfather.

Looking for contributors

If you are interested in contributing to the Sooner Football blog this year please e-mail me at mattwisner at gmail dot com

No rules as long as it applies to the Sooners quest to rebuild a National Championship caliber Football team.

Who do you think wins the quarterback race and why?

Defense impressive in Saturday's scrimmage

The Sooner secondary was all over the passses thrown by Paul Thompson and Rhett Bomar in Saturday afternoon's scrimmage. This is a good thing due to the fact that our secondary was completly un-sooneresqe last year. The Oklahoman's George Schroeder developed this argument in today's paper. He makes the following point.

In 1999, Stoops' first season, the Sooners snatched 18 interceptions.
Every year afterward, they grabbed at least 21.

In 2004 the Sooners pulled down a grand total of eight. Hopefully this weekends showing is a sign of things to come for the Sooner secondary.

Jason White hangs up his cleats...

Arguably the best quarterbacks in the storied history of Oklahoma sooner football, Jason White calls it quits after a courageous run at the NFL.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Former Heisman Trophy winner Jason White ended his professional career Thursday, citing his weak knees.

White, who had been competing for third quarterback with the Tennessee Titans, said he has the head and heart to play in the NFL. He doesn't have the knees.

A little on White's numbers...

White won the Heisman Trophy in 2003 and led Oklahoma to back-to-back BCS title games. He also won the Davey O’Brien award twice and the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm title and is Oklahoma’s career passing leader with 7,922 yards and in touchdown passes with 81.

Thanks for all the memories Jason!!!

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And now the moment we all have been waiting for!

It is officially here. The start of the 2005 football season, and it couldn't come any sooner for me. This also means that today is the start of the long awaited battle for the starting quarterback position at OU. Who will emerge as the starting quarterback for the Sooners? I think that Rhett Bomar will be a great player in his time, but I have to give my nod to the experience that Paul Thompson brings to the table. I think that Paul will provide the type of leadership that can only come from the experience that he has. The rumor mill is grinding on the fact that the third player in the race, Tommy Grady will be transferring after two-a-days. Grady is a great player in his own right, but it will be hard for him to compete with Bomar and Thompson.

This from Soonersports

The ability level is so high among the three that any could likely step in and play well. The question mark lies in experience and leadership. Grady and Thompson have seen only late-game duty, while Bomar, one of the nation’s top-rated prospects in 2003, has yet to take a college snap.

Let me know who you think will win the job.
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